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My name is Dana Reeder. As most of you may know, I received the greatest gift imaginable on Christmas Eve of 2008 after battling several years with congestive heart failure which had resulted in my being placed on an L-vad (also known as the bridge to transplant). In the summer of 2016 Cleveland, Ohio will be host to the 21st annual Donate Life Transplant Games of America of which I hope to be a part of. This letter is to seek your help in getting me there.
My story is just one of thousands if not millions of those needing a transplant that has had a happy ending to share. But for every happy ending there are thousands more that end in loss. Transplant Games of America was created to bring awareness to the public of the need for viable, willing organ donors. It is also a very special time to honor living donors and families of organ donors which they lost and that have saved so many lives across the country and around the world. For me, Transplant Games is also a way for me to show others that there IS life after transplant.
On the one year anniversary of my heart transplant, I had the honor and privilege of meeting the mother of the beautiful young woman whose heart I received. This coming transplant games will be hosted in the city in which Mamma Jane (as I affectionately call her) now lives. It would be an incredible blessing to be able to honor her in her own hometown. In order to do this, I am seeking your help financially as I am still trying to rebuild my life from my pre-transplant time.
My goal is to raise $2,000.00 that will hopefully cover my flight and all my living expenses while I am there. No donation is too small, as it all adds up. Any proceeds that go above what I need will be donated to Donate Life to be used to offset expenses they incur or other transplant recipients that are in the same need I am.
I thank you for your time and your consideration to help in this effort. It is greatly appreciated. Go Team Texas!
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